J-Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that invests in startups in Israel and the US, has closed its third fund at US$36 million, bringing assets under management to about US$110 million.

The firm invests through a network of around 600 investors, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, technology executives, and community leaders.

Founded by former UC Berkeley Foundation chair Jim Kosland and managing partner Oded Hermoni, J-Ventures said it caps individual commitments at US$500,000 and declined more than US$15 million from investors seeking to exceed that limit.

J-Ventures said it has invested in nearly 50 companies, including Descope, Finout, Bria AI, BeeHero, CopilotKit, Strawberry.me, and Eclypsium.

The new fund has already invested in CopilotKit, Strawberry.me, Gacey, Tego, and Zenskar.

According to J-Ventures’ website, its first two funds invested in 42 portfolio companies, with six exits. An external profile identified the acquired companies as Bbot, acquired by DoorDash, and SafeBase, acquired by Drata.

The close comes as Israeli startups raised US$9.5 billion across 367 private rounds in H1 2025. Pre-seed and seed funding rose 50% from the previous six months, even as the number of rounds fell.

🔗 Source: Calcalist